Building Platforms.
Empowering Communities.
DeCollaborators CIC is a community-focused social enterprise designing and operating digital platforms that strengthen local communities, improve visibility, and support wellbeing, care, and inclusive economic participation.
We work at the intersection of community media, digital innovation, and collaboration—helping people and organisations connect, be heard, and thrive.
Radio, podcasts, and on-demand storytelling designed for social value.
Directories that help residents find trusted services and support fast.
Volunteering and training routes into digital & creative industries.
Built to support shared outcomes across sectors and communities.
Who We Are
DeCollaborators CIC is a Community Interest Company committed to developing inclusive digital infrastructure for communities, charities, churches, social enterprises, creatives, and local businesses.
We believe collaboration is more powerful than competition. Our role is to build the tools, platforms, and frameworks that allow communities to tell their own stories and access real opportunities.
We operate as a platform builder and ecosystem enabler, not a traditional media company.
Our Purpose
Our mission is to:
- Amplify local voices and lived experience
- Improve visibility of community services and care provision
- Support Community Wealth Building (CWB) and local economies
- Create pathways into digital skills, media, and creative industries
- Build ethical, community-owned digital platforms
Everything we build is designed to generate social value, not just traffic.
Core Focus Areas
🎧 Community Media Platforms
Digital media platforms that give communities a voice, including live radio, podcasts, and on-demand content.
📘 Digital Directories & Visibility Tools
Searchable directories that help residents find community groups, churches & faith organisations, wellbeing & care services, businesses & social enterprises.
🧠 Training, Skills & Participation
Volunteering and hands-on roles that support media and digital skills development, creative participation, and routes into work, education, or entrepreneurship.
🤝 Collaboration & Partnership Models
Partnership working with local authorities, community councils, churches, charities, businesses, funders, universities, and researchers—built around shared outcomes.
The DeCollaborators Ecosystem
Each platform within DeCollaborators CIC is purpose-built but interconnected—helping communities move from story, to discovery, to action.
🔊 DCRadio Hub
A digital radio and podcast platform providing live radio, podcasts, and community-led programmes focused on wellbeing, faith & care, business & enterprise, culture, youth, and family.
Website: dcradiohub.com
Operates as a neutral digital distribution platform where contributors retain editorial responsibility.
📍 DCRadio Directory
A community discovery and visibility platform that helps people move from hearing a story to finding support—connecting residents to organisations, services, and trusted partners.
Add your listing and help residents find what you do faster.
🎓 DCTribe
A training and collaboration hub supporting volunteers, creators, presenters, tutors, and mentors—focused on skills sharing, learning pathways, and collaboration.
Website: dctribe.space
📺 DCTV Hub (in development)
A community-focused video platform extending storytelling into video, documentaries, and community visual content.
Website: dctvhub.com
How We Create Social Value
- Increased visibility of local services and care provision
- Improved access to information and support
- Skills development for volunteers and contributors
- Stronger connections between organisations and communities
- Platforms that support Community Wealth Building goals
Impact is measured through engagement, participation, reach, and real-world outcomes—focusing on practical benefit to communities, not just online metrics.
Partner, Volunteer, or Collaborate
Partner With Us
We welcome partnerships with councils and public bodies, churches and faith networks, charities and community groups, businesses and social enterprises, funders, and academic institutions.
Start a ConversationVolunteer or Collaborate
Whether you’re a creative, organiser, student, or professional, there are many ways to get involved—media roles, community research, production support, and digital skills pathways.
Join as a VolunteerSupport Our Work
Support helps us develop community-first tools, training pathways, and ethical platform infrastructure.
Support / DonateGovernance & Transparency
DeCollaborators CIC operates with clear governance structures, community-focused decision-making, reinvestment of surplus into social purpose, and ethical data and platform practices.
- Clear governance structures
- Community-focused decision-making
- Reinvestment of surplus into social purpose
- Ethical data and platform practices
Company Number: SC849325
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